Joseph dished to Huffington Post Live on Friday about his somewhat mysterious lover. When the interviewer asked him who his girlfriend was, Joseph was actually shocked that there was even a question. Looks like he’s not as open about his relationship as he thought.

Just in case you don’t know who Persia is, she starred on the early 2000s show Girlfriends and is now a recurring character on The Vampire Diaries. She’s also drop-dead gorgeous, FYI.

Just last month, Joseph got all adorable on Twitter saying," My mum and girlfriend just came to visit me on set. They left before I started burning corpses ;) #VampLife.” We have one word for that: swoon!

“You know, I’m very happy, it’s great,” Joseph admitted. “I’m lucky enough, she came with me to New York to enjoy a little bit of the city. I get the weekend off so we get to experience a little of that. But that’s all I’m going to put out there, I’m going to keep the rest for myself.”

What do you think about Joseph’s relationship with Persia? Are they the most adorable TVD romance? Hit the comments and weigh in!